2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

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I really have a tough time ranking who is most likely to make the team out of this group. 

Frank N.
Feron Hunt
Carlik Jones
Tyrell Terry
Moses Brown
Trey Burke


I don't think there's an everyday rotation player in that group, based on current play level. So ideally you'd keep potential. 

Does that mean you keep Frank, Terry and Brown? 

Maybe it means that preseason matters and that there is going to be compeition.

1 I think the desire to cut Burke is way greater in this forum than with Mavs decision makers, and by quite a large degree of difference.
2 When it comes to players at the bottom of the pecking order, the money does tend to make a difference if someone is to be waived. Burke and Terry have 2 guaranteed seasons, while none of the others have much (if any) money guaranteed.
3 Hunt and Jones have contracts that commit them to Frisco, if waived in camp.

As a result, I suspect Burke and Terry are safe (unless they are incredibly awful in camp), and the 15th slot will be decided in camp between Brown and Ntilikina.

Brown was a trade throw in with only 500K guaranteed FORCED on the Mavs by the rules if they wanted BOS to take the obligation to J-Rich -- and Franky took a deal with no guarantee in year 1, a team option with no guarantee in year 2, and a camp contract where he bears the injury risk -- so the Mavs haven't shown any real commitment to either so far.